Medieval Glossary
Strike
An English unit of capacity equal to two bushels (or sixteen gallons). Two strikes equal one coomb.
Related term(s): Bushel; Gallon; Coomb; Tuffet
Category: Weights and Measures
Added: 10.09.04
Source information:
Nicholson, Edward. Men and Measures. London: Smith, Elder, and Company, 1912. 125.
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